Directing, 1950
John Hughes
Born Feb 18, 1950, Lansing, Michigan, USA, Died Aug 6, 2009 (59)
John Wilden Hughes Jr. (February 18, 1950 – August 6, 2009) was an American filmmaker. He directed and scripted some of the most successful films of the 1980s and 90s, including National Lampoon's Vacation, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Weird Science, The Breakfast Club, Some Kind of Wonderful, Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink; Planes, Trains and Automobiles; Uncle Buck, Career Opportunities, 101 Dalmatians, Home Alone, and its sequels, Home Alone 2 and 3. Hughes' movies often combined slapstick comedy with heartfelt moments.
Filmography
14 titles- 2025
John Candy: I Like MeSelf - Writer, Director & Producer (archive footage)IMDb 7.9Movie - 2024
BRATSSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)IMDb 6.1Movie - 2019
The Movies That Made UsSelf (archive footage)IMDb 7.3Show - 2015
Drunk Stoned Brilliant DeadSelf - Writer (archive footage)IMDb 6.7Movie - 2012
John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty FastSelf (archive footage)Movie - 2006
The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production StoriesSelf (archive footage)Movie - 2006
Who Is Ferris Bueller?SelfMovie - 2006The Making of Some Kind of WonderfulSelf (archive footage)Movie
- 1996
E! True Hollywood StoryIMDb 8.1Show - 1986
Ferris Bueller's Day OffGuy Running Between Cabs (uncredited)IMDb 7.6Movie - 1986John Hughes: Time CapsuleHimselfMovie
- 1985
The Breakfast ClubBrian’s Father (uncredited)IMDb 7.7Movie - 1971Film '72SelfIMDb 5.1Show
- Untitled John Hughes DocumentarySelf (archive footage)Movie